Guwahati, May 18 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a key Myanmar-based drug kingpin, identified as Thancintuang alias Chintuang, in Delhi following extensive cross-border surveillance, officials said.

Chintuang was a major supplier of methamphetamine and heroin across the Myanmar-Mizoram-Manipur-Assam-Tripura-Bangladesh corridor.

The sprawling network, handling an estimated Rs 115 crore in illicit drugs, used local facilitators and hawala channels to move consignments.

The NCB also apprehended several key associates, including hawala operator Lalrampari and logistics coordinators, and froze multiple bank accounts and assets.

The primary accused, Chintuang, operated a large cross-border metham...